1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team explained

Year:1940
Team:Texas Tech Red Raiders
Sport:football
Conference:Border Conference
Short Conf:Border
Record:9–1–1
Conf Record:0–1
Head Coach:Pete Cawthon
Hc Year:11th
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Def Scheme:6–2
Stadium:Tech Field

The 1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1940 college football season. Led by Pete Cawthon in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play.

Texas Tech was ranked at No. 70 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1940 NCAA football rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings. The Boston Globe. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 19, 1940. 22. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: . 1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results . . August 23, 2022.